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# liger

noun (a liger, ligers)

«liger» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A liger is the baby of a male lion and a female tiger; it is a hybrid, a mix of two kinds of animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#m1)
2. Ligers are huge, often bigger than both parents, with faint stripes and a lion-like face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about animals, hybrids and inheritance. Ligers almost never happen in the wild, because lions and tigers live in different places; they are bred in zoos or animal parks. Phrases: «a lion and tiger hybrid».

### Examples

- A liger has a lion dad and a tiger mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x1)
- Ligers are the biggest cats in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x2)
- A tigon has a tiger dad and a lion mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x3)
- Ligers are not found in the wild. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x4)
- The liger had faint stripes on its back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x5)
- Mules and ligers are both hybrids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x6)
- We read about a liger that weighed more than a lion and a tiger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x7)
- Many scientists say breeding ligers is not good for the animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Say «LIE-ger». It is a blend of «lion» and «tiger». A tigon is the opposite mix. Ligers are real but rare.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «liger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«liger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/liger.html) on Mova free.